Mobile phone access and usage among female micro-entrepreneurs in Tanzania: the case of Female Beauticians at Kinondoni District in Dares Salaam Region

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dc.contributor.authorKenan, Gwantwa
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-10T21:22:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T09:07:54Z
dc.date.available2016-06-10T21:22:47Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T09:07:54Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionAvailable in print formen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined mobile phone access and usage among female beautician micro-entrepreneurs in Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania. This survey used both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data for this study, using structured questionnaires with both open ended and closed questions supplemented by face- to- face interviews. The study was conducted at four purposively selected wards in Kinondoni District with female beauty parlours namely; Sinza, Kawe, Kijitonyma and Ubungo. Sixty eight respondents participated in this study and were drawn from owners of women’s beauty parlours. Key findings revealed that the mobile phone is the major means of communication for the female beautician micro-entrepreneurs in the surveyed areas though they use them mostly for social communication rather than business communication. The findings further revealed that female beautician micro-entrepreneurs face many challenges, including high charges for using of mobile phones, high cost of servicing, advertising the business through mobile phones, lack of privacy, especially with the feature of text messaging and tapping of calls by unauthorized groups, lack of adequate knowledge of use of gadgets, and limited social space to use the phones especially in public places, The study recommends that in order for mobile phone to work efficiently to bring economic development to female beautician micro-entrepreneurs, mobile phone providers should take into account the identified problems from the study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKenan, G (2011) Mobile phone access and usage among female micro-entrepreneurs in Tanzania: the case of Female Beauticians at Kinondoni District in Dares Salaam Region master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/detail.aspxen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3652
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectWomen in businessen_US
dc.subjectBusinesswomanen_US
dc.subjectmobile telephoneen_US
dc.subjectKinondoni districten_US
dc.subjectDar es Salaam regionen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleMobile phone access and usage among female micro-entrepreneurs in Tanzania: the case of Female Beauticians at Kinondoni District in Dares Salaam Regionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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